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Cultural Heritage

First work table for the comprehensive rehabilitation of the town of Colón

Panama March 19, 2025. - with the interest of the National Government to invest in the value of the town of Colón, the Ministry of Culture through its National Cultural Heritage Directorate in conjunction with the office of the historic centre of the town of Colón undertook the first [...]

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Minister Herrera established directive from Colón's historic centre

Panama, 19 February 2025. The Ministry of Culture held the first meeting of the board of directors of the Office of the historic centre of Colón (OCHCO), established by Executive Decree No. 8 of September 2024, with the aim of establishing the bases for a coordinated and strategic work for the

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TransStmic Colonial Route closer to its registration at UNESCO

Panama, February 10, 2025. The Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) of Panama welcomes important progress with its goal to place the Transitory Colonial Route on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List. Following the submission of responses required by the World Heritage Committee, Panama has been following up with all recommendations

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Commission on Budget approves provisions for Cultural Projects

Panama, February 14, 2025 The National Assembly's Budget Commission approved to the Ministry of Culture two shipments of items amounting to a total of B /. 7,957,081.00 for the comprehensive restoration projects of the Reina Torres de Araúz Anthropological Museum (MARTA), specifically for the construction of the new maintenance building, the payment of

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MiCultura led interagency meeting to safeguard congo culture

The Ministry of Culture, together with institutions and representatives of the congo community, held a key meeting to strengthen actions to safeguard Panama's intangible cultural heritage in Colón Province. The meeting was attended by MiCultura's directors, Samilight Stanziola, Director of Cultural Heritage and Maidys Chen,

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The Ministry of Culture Impresses Restoration of Caribbean Fortifics

The Ministry of Culture, led by Minister María Eugenia Herrera, has been leading an important step towards the conservation of Panama's cultural heritage with the surrender of an order to proceed with the restoration of the iconic fortifications of the Caribbean, located at Portobelo, province of Colón.

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The Ministry of Culture commemorates 352 years of the City Shuttle with a historic tour

The Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) celebrated with great success the 352 years of the Panama City Shuttle, organizing a chronological tour through the main squares of Casco Antiguo. That activity, open to the public, was headed by the Casco Antiguo office (OCA) of MiCultura and had a special street theater presentation

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Panama reaffirms its commitment to Cultural Heritage Conservation "by preserving our history and building our future."

The Ministry of Culture of Panama, represented by Minister María Eugenia Herrera, had an outstanding participation in the event organized by the Association of Architects of Panama and the Commission of Heritage and Historic Sites of the Panama Society of Engineers and Architects (SPIA). That meeting brought together academics, students and professionals, all united

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Panama strengthens the protection of cultural heritage with the installation of EME and an archaeological display

The City of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) was the stage of the official installation of the Multidisciplinary Specialist Team (EME), an inter-institutional body established to combat illicit traffic in cultural property in Panama. That effort reaffirms the country's commitment since its accession to the Convention of the UNESCO of 1970, on 13

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